Some sort of pendant any ideas?

[Kmatch7]

Found on a spot that has produced stuff from 1700s and later sorry I have no idea what it says almost looks Latin at first glance. I’m leaning towards religious pendant

 

[Kmatch7]

It almost looks like a Roman coin made into a pendant

 

[invent4hir]

Please post as many of the letters as you can read. Insert question marks for those you are unsure of.

 

[Rookster]

Congratulations. Nice find.

 

[Kmatch7]

 

[Kmatch7]

It says on the “front”

??VATO then maybe three letters up top to right then ?ALV? ? ? ?

Good luck I posed a better picture turned upright of the better side with bust

 

[DawnNC]

Drink more ovaltine!

Just kidding. I felt like that kid for a second
That’s a nice find!

The letters I see are: BALVAIO IALYA?IO
-Dawn

 

[tamrock]

Only thing I'm seeing what looks like BAIVATO and I do know what a Vato is. As it's used in the lyrics of a song by the Texas Tornados titled. Que Paso. I think I'll go start my morning by playing Que Paso.

 

[DCMatt]

It is a Catholic medallion. "SALVATOR MUNDI SALVA NOS" or something close to that.

 

[DCMatt]

The reverse says MATER SALVATORIS O.P.N.

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I ain’t from Latainia er nuthin’ but I’ll bet money it boils down to “Jesus is salvation” or something along those lines. Extremely cool, I love the older religious medallions

 

[fyrffytr1]

English translation
O Saviour of the world, save us, who by thy cross and blood hast redeemed us, help us, we pray thee, O Lord our God.